The charges Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Tuesday against the 16 fake electors who signed certificates falsely claiming then-President Donald Trump had won Michigan in the 2020 election are "very serious" and present a significant deterrent to future potential "bad actors," several legal experts said.
As CNN reported, the 16 individuals were hit with multiple felony charges "for their role in the alleged false electors scheme following the 2020 U.S. presidential election," Nessel's office announced. The charges include election law forgery, which carries a five-year maximum prison sentence, and conspiracy to commit forgery, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years.
